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Six years after noted grifter and late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens showed his impeccable technology credentials by likening the Internet to a “series of tubes”, our erstwhile Presidential nominees struggle with the most basic pre-21st Century gadgets. Gadgets like cameras and audio tape. This is a disturbing trend for a gaggle of walking egos intent on becoming the most audio and video-taped person on the planet.Six years after noted grifter and late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens showed his... more
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By Eric W. Dolan
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The Democratic National Convention released a video on Tuesday that mocks former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for dodging questions and flip flopping within a 24-hour timespan.
The video juxtaposes clips of Romney from Monday night’s Republican debate with clips from a Tuesday morning press conference in Florence, South Carolina.
During the debate, he said he would “like to see Super PACs disappear.” But on Tuesday morning, he said that he supported and encouraged Super PACs.
At the debate, he also dodged a question about his tax returns. On Tuesday, he admitted that he paid an effective rate of only around 15 percent, a much lower rate than many middle-class Americans.
The DNC has targeted Romney since October, seeing him as the most likely Republican nominee for President of the United States. They have released numerous videos and even a website that highlight Romney’s many political alterations throughout the years.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/17/democrats-lampoon-romneys-24-hour-flip-flops/
Watch the video, uploaded to YouTube...
"Too Funny!!!" =)By Eric W. Dolan
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The Democratic National Convention... more
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Every once in awhile a new term/catchphrase/buzzword/meme catches fire here in the US. Sometimes it’s a function of the fact that our incredibly plastic language, with its myriad dynamic influences (everything from media to subcultural to ethnic to technological) sort of inherently generates new words. Other times the term is a result of political or PR craftiness, as was the case with “Japan-bashing” (and subsequently, any more generalized iteration of “______-bashing”). The lobbyist who made the phrase up later famously said ”Those people who use (the term) have the distinction of being my intellectual dupes.”Every once in awhile a new term/catchphrase/buzzword/meme catches fire here in the US.... more
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The transformation of Michele Bachmann from Tea Party insurgent and cable-news Pasionaria to serious Republican contender in the 2012 Presidential race was nearly complete by late June, when she boarded a Dassault Falcon 900, in Dulles, Virginia, and headed toward the caucus grounds of Iowa. The leased, fourteen-seat corporate jet was to serve as Bachmann’s campaign hub for the next few days, and, before the plane took off, her press secretary, Alice Stewart, announced to the six travelling chroniclers that there was one important rule. “I know everything is on the record these days,” Stewart said, “but please just don’t broadcast images of her in her casual clothes.”
Bachmann, a two-term member of Congress from Stillwater, Minnesota, is an ideologue of the Christian-conservative movement. Her appeal, along with her rapid ascent in the polls, is based on a collection of right-wing convictions, beliefs, and resentments that she has regularly broadcast from television studios and podiums since 2006, when she was first elected to Congress. Often, she will say something outrageous and follow it with a cheerful disclaimer. During the last Presidential campaign, she told Chris Matthews, on MSNBC, that Barack Obama held “anti-American views” and then admitted, “I made a misstatement.” (In 2010, she said that she had been right about Obama’s views all along: “Now I look like Nostradamus.”) In the spring of 2009, during what appeared to be the beginnings of a swine-flu epidemic, Bachmann said, “I find it interesting that it was back in the nineteen-seventies that the swine flu broke out then under another Democrat President, Jimmy Carter. And I’m not blaming this on President Obama—I just think it’s an interesting coincidence.”
After the second Republican Presidential debate, in Manchester, New Hampshire, on June 13th, Bachmann surged in popularity. Her success there was mainly the result of her clear enunciation of Tea Party talking points. But Bachmann and her campaign staff know that––like Sarah Palin and like Mitt Romney—her image depends on a carefully groomed glamour. As Stewart was spelling out the rules of the plane, a flight attendant solemnly carried a full-length white garment bag from Nordstrom down the aisle, as if she were carrying the nuclear codes. Close behind followed two more aides––Bachmann’s personal assistant, Tera Dahl, and the makeup artist Tamara Robertson, who had been asked to join the team because Bachmann so admired her work at Fox News...
Read more http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/08/15/110815fa_fact_lizza#ixzz1UZVTVVZX
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Another sterling example of this delusional wannabee...The transformation of Michele Bachmann from Tea Party insurgent and cable-news... more
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The Earth's magnetic poles flip around every 200,000 years or so, with north becoming south and vice versa. Normally, the process takes 4-5,000 years and it ought to be impossible for the flip to be much faster, if models of the Earth's core are correct, but now for the second time evidence has been found of a flip that appears to have taken only a few years.
The first time evidence was discovered of a rapid geomagnetic field reversal was in 1995 when well-preserved lava flows were found at Steens Mountain in Oregon in the US. Research on the rocks by a team led by geologist Scott Bogue of the Occidental College in Los Angeles revealed the lava flow had an unusual magnetic pattern that suggested the magnetic field had been shifting over 10,000 times faster than normal, at six degrees a day. The magnetic patterns are preserved within the magnetic crystals in the lava, formed as the lava flow cooled.
The first findings remained controversial and many scientists have challenged the fast flip-flop theory, but now Bogue and colleague Jonathan Glen of the US Geological Survey have found evidence in ancient lava rock in Battle Mountain, Nevada of a second fast flip, dated around 15 million years ago.
The record in one particular lava flow in Nevada suggests the magnetic field moved by 53 degrees in a single year. The lava started to cool, but was then heated again within a year as it was buried under fresh lava. The crystals in the rock were re-magnetized by the fresh lava, producing a shift of 53 degrees. This finding could mean the poles swapped over a period of only four years, but Brogue said it could also suggest there was a rapid acceleration period within the steady movement of the field.
According to some geologists a polarity reversal is overdue, since the Earth’s magnetic field has been weakening for the last century, and the last stable reversal was about 780,000 years ago. Even if it was a super-fast flip-flop, however, it would not be noticeable to most people. No one is certain why such reversals take place, although many scientists believe they are connected in some way with the convective movements of the liquid iron in the Earth’s outer core.
http://www.physorg.com/news202971192.htmlThe Earth's magnetic poles flip around every 200,000 years or so, with north... more
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Mitt “Flip Flop” Romney wins the GOP straw poll at the Southern Republican Leadership conference today and if ultimately he becomes the Republican presidential nominee, TaxTeaParty will support a 3rd party candidate more in line with the Tea Party Movement. “Mitt, yer a RINO (Republican in name only).” - Reid Baer !
For all you paranoid suit types – this vid does NOT constitute a threat to Romney. It is a creative political expression guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
-Mitt “Flip Flop” Romney wins the GOP straw poll at the Southern Republican... more
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It isn’t beach weather quite yet, but it might be a good idea to break out the flip flops anyway. A new study from Rush University in Chicago studied a group of patients wearing clogs, stability (running) shoes, flat walking shoes and flip-flops.It isn’t beach weather quite yet, but it might be a good idea to break out the... more
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Aside from the Oscars, do you know what's been buzzing around the fashion world this season?
Tube Flops.Aside from the Oscars, do you know what's been buzzing around the fashion world... more
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Have you ever lost a pair of flip flop going on a dinghy? No problem, gulfstream could have take them in Kenya: overthere a local company is able to make a businnes of garbage. Flip flop are converted in something else: in this way plastic is recycled, 150 people are working and turtles start to lay eggs, again.
So a country in Africa can teach something to the polluted Western world.Have you ever lost a pair of flip flop going on a dinghy? No problem, gulfstream could... more
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With these new modular shoes, you can transform everyday high-top sneakers into comfy flip-flops with a quick zip. That’s right, with modular shoes you’ll be prepared for almost any climate, terrain or whim. You weren’t planning on visiting the beach today, but there you are. You’d love to go for a stroll but hate getting sand in your shoes. Don’t worry! Simply unzip your shoes and viola! You have beach-appropriate flip-flops within seconds.With these new modular shoes, you can transform everyday high-top sneakers into comfy... more
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This strobe flash shot really brings out the scary side in McCain. We all know that saying the wrong thing might bring out the temper in John McCain, but what is going to happen when world leaders say something he doesn't want to hear? Does this face promote peace, unity, and partnership? Does the future look bright when your leader believes war, and not compromise, is the only way to solve human conflicts? Can we mend our relations with the rest of the world when this "maverick" doesn't care what you think and only further promotes a hedonistic America? Keep in mind that this man scoffs at the possibility of a diplomatic sit down with Iran, and that's probably for the better. If i was Iran's president, I wouldn't want anything to do with this hot head.This strobe flash shot really brings out the scary side in McCain. We all know that... more
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McCain campaign was trotting out lie after lie at the Republican National Convention. Coincidence? We don't think so. To us, this unprecedented number suggests that the public is desperately seeking the truth about John McCain -- a truth the corporate press still isn't providing.
We're hearing reports of a lot of hand-wringing from people who are scared and don't know what to do. So we came up with a way to put that nervous energy to good use! Join the McCain Truth Squad and a couple of times a week we will send you McCain videos for you to forward on with a personal note to your friends, colleagues and family members.
Sincerely, John McCain Truth SquadMcCain campaign was trotting out lie after lie at the Republican National Convention.... more
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McCain's VP did not reject Congressional funds for infrastructure projects in Alaska.
Last week Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain introduced Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. And a lot was made of the fact that she rejected 233 million dollars in Congressional funds for a bridge from Ketchikan, Alaska to an airport on Gravina Island. John McCain reiterated the point on FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace. But during the Alaskan Gubernatorial campaign in 2006 the Anchorage Daily News reported that she was in favor of the bridge: On October 20, 2006, the Associated Press reported that "Republican Sarah Palin's spokesman, Curtis Smith, said Palin supports the Ketchikan bridge project." Reuters reported that Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein, a Democrat, and Mike Elerding, her Republican campaign coordinator in the area, said that she was insulted by the term “bridge to nowhere”. The 233 million dollars had been earmarked specifically for the bridge by congress in 2005. In August 2007 after political pressure over pork barrel projects brought national attention to the so-called “bridge to nowhere”, Congress removed the stipulation - that the money be used for the bridge to the airport, but gave the money to the state anyway, to use in whatever way they wanted. On September 21, 2007 A press release from the Governors office said that since project costs had ballooned to 398 million dollars the state would be considering alternatives to the bridge. Govern Palin said “we are about $329 million short of full funding for the bridge project, and it’s clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island,” The Reuters report added: The state, however, never gave back any of the money that was originally earmarked for the Gravina Island bridge, said Weinstein and Elerding. In fact, the Palin administration has spent "tens of millions of dollars" in federal funds to start building a road on Gravina Island that is supposed to link up to the yet-to-be-built bridge, Weinstein said. Republican Mike Elerding also told McClatchy Newspapers, “he would have a hard time voting for the McCain ticket because of Palin's subsequent neglect of Ketchikan and her flip-flop on the "Ralph Bartholomew Veterans Memorial Bridge."McCain's VP did not reject Congressional funds for infrastructure projects in... more
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This nine and a half minute video, taken from jedreport.com, is truly staggering. It shows McCain’s long record of passionate support for both President Bush and the Iraq war - despite his recent claims of being its “greatest critic” - and it shows how deeply committed he is to maintaining the status quo regardless of the will of America or Iraq.
Please watch… and forward like crazy.This nine and a half minute video, taken from jedreport.com, is truly staggering. It... more
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Take TWO shoes with you to the beach? What are you, some kind of old fashioned, non-multishoe-carrying fool?Take TWO shoes with you to the beach? What are you, some kind of old fashioned,... more
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has made his complete reversal on offshore drilling a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, insisting that expanding offshore drilling into protected areas would lead to more oil supply on the market “within a matter of months” — regardless of the Energy Information Agency’s projection that oil would not reach the market for nearly a decade and “would not have a significant impact” on oil prices.
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Click on the above graph for more details and to access all the in-text links.Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has made his complete reversal on offshore drilling a... more
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Senator John McCain is like an old wooden ventriloquist doll, who obviously is being told what to say and what to do. It's sadly amazing that the only people that fall for this act, live in the United States of America. Most people just refused to believe that what we are seeing is truly happening. Why ? Senator John McCain is like an old wooden ventriloquist doll, who obviously is being... more
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According to the New York Times, John McCain, who used consider warrantless wiretaps illegal, has changed his mind and now supports Bush's policy that allows the National Security Agency to spy on Americans' phone calls and monitor e-mails.According to the New York Times, John McCain, who used consider warrantless wiretaps... more
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